The International Pilots Association has filed a case against Qantas, charging the major airline company of breaking the Fair Work Act.

The pilots association claims pilots manning the trans-Tasmania routes of Jet Connect, a subsidiary of Qantas, should be insured by the system of industrial relations of Australia.

Jet Connect is fully operated and owned by Qantas, and is based and operating at New Zealand.

According to the association, the Jet Connect pilots are earning less, around 40 per cent worth, than their counterparts in Australia.

The tribunal of Fair Work Australia is currently holding session on the issue this Tuesday.

Qantas counters that due to the pilots being based in New Zealand, and with Jet Connect being incorporated there, employees should have wages in accord to that country's policies.

David Backhouse, vice president of the International Pilots Association, says this issue has certain implication for all workers in Australia.

"Qantas has attempted to systematically marginalise Australian workers and I think that's a problem not only for pilots, but for all workers in all businesses," he remarked.

"We have to make sure there is a future for our children and that we can actually allow our children to grow up in Australia, and actually work in Australia, and not have to go offshore for employment."

The Australian Council of Trade Unions is also into the issue, backing the pilots association's claims that the tribunal's decision will impact the work industry greatly.